Brown Diving Beetle vs green comet milkweed

Agabus brunneus compared with Asclepias viridiflora

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while green comet milkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	green comet milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Agabus	Asclepias
Species	Agabus brunneus	Asclepias viridiflora

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

green comet milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	green comet milkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

green comet milkweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

Brown Diving Beetle

The Brown Diving Beetle (Agabus brunneus) is a species in the genus Agabus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.